1997 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/27/1997 | A | New York Giants | 23-22 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 77497 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1998 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 22-38 | L | San Francisco, CA | 3Com Park | 65018 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Derrick Alexander | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 281 | 24 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Ball | 96 | NT | 6-1 | 312 | 33 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Bercich | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 242 | 26 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 17 | P | 6-4 | 224 | 25 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Orlando Bobo | 74 | OG | 6-3 | 306 | 23 | East Mississippi CC; Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Brady | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 241 | 29 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Butler | 31 | S | 6-1 | 203 | 24 | Eastern Michigan; Illinois State | 2 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 32 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Duane Clemons | 92 | DE | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 99 | LDE | 6-6 | 287 | 23 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Randall Cunningham | 7 | QB | 6-4 | 211 | 34 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 2 |
| Greg DeLong | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 |
| David Dixon | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 350 | 28 | Ricks JC; Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Dixon Edwards | 59 | SLB | 6-1 | 232 | 29 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Chuck Evans | 29 | FB | 6-1 | 243 | 30 | Clark Atlanta | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Fisk | 72 | DT | 6-3 | 296 | 25 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 209 | 26 | Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Ron George | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Air Force; Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 82 | TE | 6-6 | 250 | 30 | Grambling State | 2 | 1 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Texas A&M-Kingsville; Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Torrian Gray | 23 | FS | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Griffith | 24 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 27 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Hatchette | 19 | WR | 6-2 | 197 | 23 | Mercyhurst; Langston | 1 | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 29 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Everett Lindsay | 61 | C | 6-4 | 303 | 27 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Ed McDaniel | 58 | MLB | 5-11 | 231 | 28 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Randall McDaniel | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 279 | 33 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Morris | 58 | C | 6-5 | 275 | 36 | Truman State | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 226 | 24 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 41 | Tulane | 2 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 22 | RB | 5-8 | 172 | 25 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| John Randle | 92 | RDE | 6-1 | 287 | 30 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2 | 2 |
| Jake Reed | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 216 | 30 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 57 | WLB | 6-2 | 237 | 21 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sapp | 78 | OG | 6-5 | 195 | 24 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Fernando Smith | 95 | DE | 6-6 | 283 | 26 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 26 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Todd Steussie | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 311 | 27 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Korey Stringer | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 342 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Orlando Thomas | 42 | S | 6-1 | 217 | 25 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Walker | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 229 | 25 | Howard | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 198 | 29 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| DeWayne Washington | 20 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | North Carolina State | 2 | 2 |
| Leonard Wheeler | 37 | S-CB | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Lees-McRae JC; Northwest Mississippi CC; Mississippi; Troy | 2 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 21 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 23 | Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 94 | UT | 6-1 | 292 | 22 | Memphis | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24:57 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 9/27 33.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 3 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 35:04 | 43 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 12/31 38.7% | 1/1 100.0% | 11 | 97 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jake Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 60 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 24 | 73 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 6 | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 163 | 3.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 251 | 3.3 | 22 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 76 | 33 | 43.4 | 41 | 534 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 66t | 4 | 5.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 | 508 | 74.1 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 33 | 43.4 | 41 | 534 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 66t | 4 | 5.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 | 508 | 74.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 25 | 423 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 37 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 409 | 91.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 66t | 2 | ||
| Jake Reed | 10 | 203 | 20.3 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Andrew Glover | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Robert Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 | ||
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 534 | 16.2 | 66t | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 423 | 11.4 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 36 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 13 | 440 | 33.8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 429 | 33.0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 440 | 33.8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 429 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 457 | 38.1 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 352 | 29.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 6 | 1 | 45 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 45 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 477 | 59.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 531 | 53.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 866 | 61.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 9 | 0 | 215 | 23.9 | 51 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leonard Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 0 | 230 | 19.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 71 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Fisk | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Butler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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